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Author: Prof Patty

  • Prof Patty
  • May 8, 2021

Some Summer Reading

We Should All Be Millionaires: A Woman’s Guide to Earning More, Building Wealth, and Gaining Economic Power by Rachel Rodgers While ninety percent of the world’s millionaires are men,

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  • Prof Patty
  • May 8, 2021

How to Fix a Credit Card Error Before It Impacts Your Credit Report Permanently

By Janine Annett April 16, 2021 What to do if you’ve been the victim of credit card fraud? According to Transunion (one of the three major credit reporting agencies along with

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  • May 8, 2021May 8, 2021

May 4 is Teacher Appreciation Day

McDonald’s offers its new Caramel Brownie McFlurry for free on May 4, To get it, you have to download the McDonald’s App. Taco Bell has an early Cinco de Mayo giveaway of free crunchy

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  • May 8, 2021November 5, 2025

11 Money-Saving Secrets Target Employees Won’t Tell You

Marissa Laliberte Updated: Jan. 17, 2019 The clearance tag reveals the discount Markdowns are totally predictable Never regret missing a sale. Bring in a coupon or show proof of the sale withi

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  • May 5, 2021May 5, 2021

10 Times You Shouldn’t Use Your Credit Card for Payment

Jenn Sinrich Updated: Jan. 28, 2020 When a website address does not begin with “HTTPS” When you’re responding to an email When an online merchant has no reviews or previous listings Read

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  • May 5, 2021

Summer Chicken Salad Stuffed Tomatoes

You need 3 cups of cooked chicken, a small pile of minced celery and onion, about 1 cup each, a small squeeze of lemon juice (watch out for the seeds), salt and pepper, and mayo. Also beefsteak or

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  • May 5, 2021May 5, 2021

What’s TheSkimm talking about today?

A coalition of human rights lawyers and human rights experts from 11 countries carried out an independent probe into America’s policing. Earlier this year, it held public hearings 

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  • May 5, 2021May 5, 2021

Want a New Look for Spring?

Try on a new hair color. Go HERE for “My Shade Selector” from Garnier. Go HERE for “Matrix 3d Virtual Hair Color Try On” Go HERE for Redkin “Haircolor Virtua

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  • May 5, 2021May 5, 2021

Ready for warmer weather?

Electric costs rise in summer as we turn on the a/c to keep cool and reduce humidity. Here are some tips for ways to lower your electric bill: Use realistic thermostat settings. Every degree you ra

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  • May 5, 2021May 5, 2021

How Long Should Sex Actually Last … Really?

When it comes to minutes, here’s the magic number for most couples. By Anonymous April 13, 2021 Can a woman rightfully expect sex to last a certain amount of time? Does longer sex equal bett

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  • April 28, 2021

What Is That Disgusting Pink Slime in Your Bathroom?

Rick Muscoplat Updated: Apr. 05, 2021 It’s a bacterium called Serratia marcescens, and it can grow in wet areas. Chlorine in city water helps prevent it. But if you have an activated ch

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  • April 28, 2021November 5, 2025

Milk Bread

I finally tried Japanese Milk Bread. It makes a fabulous loaf. I like it because it makes one loaf, important for a small household. The bread slices well and makes great sandwiches and toast. It a

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  • April 24, 2021April 24, 2021

Decluttering? Where To Give Away Your Newish or Gently Used Clothing

I’ve been decluttering and changing my winter clothes for spring ones – perhaps too soon as it is still snowing in parts of the country. I am also cleaning out clothes from other family members

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  • April 24, 2021November 5, 2025

6 Places You’re Most Likely to Catch Coronavirus

Brooke Nelson Updated: Apr. 12, 2021 After more than a year of dealing with coronavirus and shelter-in-place mandates, some good news: Millions are getting vaccinated every day, and people are

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  • April 24, 2021April 24, 2021

My Recipe for Cold Brew Coffee

Take a 1 lb. package of coffee, and 2 gallons of water. Not your mamby-pamby coffee, but a good, rich coffee with lots of flavor. Put them together in a container (do you have anything that large?)

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Dance Theater of Harlem

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  • Stocks Erase Post-Midterm Elections Rally, Dragged Down by Tech
  • How Colom Changed a Long Shot in Mississippi Into a Race Too Close to Call
  • DOJ Steps Up Leak Investigation on Supreme Court Decision Overturning Roe v. Wade

Samara Joy

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  • When an invasive fish is also tasty, Maryland schoolkids can help 'eat the problem'
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Sneak Peak

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  • Rejecting Trump’s Administrative War
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Jon Batiste

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  • In Kansas, Both Sides Twist the Facts in Accusations of Protecting Pedophiles
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  • Explaining the Case of the Two Dan Sullivans on Alaska’s Ballot

Club Shay Shay

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Billy Porter and India.Irie

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RSS feed: Tradeoffs Tradeoffs

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Marcus D Wiley

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